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AI InsightHere, we present a patient with acquired von Willebrand disease caused by chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
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Abstract
Different mechanisms have been held responsible in the pathogenesis of the the acquired von Willebrand disease. Lymphoproliferative disorders are the leading causes of this phenomenon. Because many other causes of bleeding (e.g. thrombocytopenia, paraproteinemia) may coexist in patients with lymphoproliferative disorders, acquired von Willebrand disease may not be noticed. Here, we present a patient with acquired von Willebrand disease caused by chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Özet
Edinsel von Willebrand hastalığının patogenezinde değişik mekanizmalar sorumlu tutulmuştur. Lenfoproliferatif hastalıklar, bu hastalığın en sık nedenleridir. Lenfoproliferatif hastalıklarda kanamaya neden olabilecek trombositopeni ve paraproteinemi gibi birçok ek faktör bulunabileceğinden, edinsel von Willebrand hastalığı gözden kaçabilir. Burada, kronik lenfositik lösemiye bağlı edinsel von Willebrand hastalığı olan bir vaka sunulacaktır.